Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame Breaks Opening Weekend Records!

29 Apr 2019

It has been crazy few days at cinemas across Canada. In what has been the most highly anticipated superhero movie of all time, Avengers: Endgame delivered closure to an amazing saga of Marvel Cinematic Universe films.

I caught Avengers: Endgame at our local cinema on Thursday, and I have to say – it was one of the best movies I have ever seen. I wanted to see Thanos pay for wiping out 50% of all living beings on Earth in Avengers: Infinity War. After 11 years, the 22nd entry was the perfect way to wrap up the MCU Infinity Saga.

Record Breaking Canadian Opening Weekend!

Avengers: Endgame has beat the Canadian record for best opening weekend previously held by Avengers: Infinity War. If you were anywhere near a cinema this weekend, you would have seen the tremendous crowds. I was lucky enough to catch the movie during the day, when kids were in school.

Canada Loved Avengers: Endgame

There is no doubt that Canadians were eagerly anticipating the release of Avengers: Endgame. Here are some Canadian-specific stats for this epic film:

• Canada represented 8.2% of the North American box office
• The biggest opening/single day of all time in Canada (Thursday/Friday)
• The biggest Saturday gross of all-time in Canada
• The Top advance pre-seller of all-time in Canada

The 5 Best Canadian Opening Weekends Of All Time

Here are the current ranking of the top 5 best opening weekends of all time in Canada are:

Avengers: Endgame Shatters Worldwide Opening Records

Avengers: Endgame shattered records with a $1.2 billion worldwide opening. It’s the only movie in history to cross the billion dollar mark for its debut. The film’s global success was propelled by China where it made $330 million. In all, it earned 859 million overseas during its opening. Some US cinemas stayed open 72 hours straight for Avengers: Endgame opening.

It’s no surprise that Avengers: Endgame tops this list, with all of the build up over the past 11 years, and with the way Avengers: Infinity War ended. We all wanted to see The Avengers assemble one more time.

Without giving away any spoilers, this movie is a must see for any fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe films.

Be sure to schedule some time to see Avengers: Endgame at your local cinema.

Craig Silva

Craig is a husband, a father, team leader, senior youth group coordinator, designer, brander, community builder, volunteer, blogger, and social media manager. Craig likes to go camping, travel, go on road trips, watch movies, read with his girls, build stuff, operate the grill, and play bass guitar. In June 2017, PR firm Cision identified Craig as one of Canada’s top 10 most popular male bloggers in the parents and family space. Known as Big Daddy Kreativ, his blog specializes in travel, lifestyle, food, automotive, events, parenting, movies, tech, recipes, health, pets, reviews, and giveaways.